A lesser known fact about Barry Island is that it was the favoured hoiday haunt of the serial killer Fred West in the 1950s.

After he committed suicide in prison in 1995, he left instructions to be buried at the family plot at St Bartholomew's, Much Marcle. The villagers weren't much keen on the idea so he ended up being cremated, leaving West's unfortunate children were left with an urn full of his ashes - which they promptly despatched to the murky brown waters off Barry Island.Read more.

Abandoned building.

This punk dude with the little dog was chilling out with a copy of 'Chopper'

Looking west across Whitmore Bay.

Coastguard in action.

Small bay to the east of Whitmore Bay, past Nell's Point.

The big shelter on Whitmore Bay.

Couple enjoying lunch.

Entrance to Barry Island Pleasure Park.Here's some scenes from the park:

Queuing for the worryingly creaky Viper ride. We didn't fancy it.

The faded glory of Barry Island station, which once carried thousands of passengers on summer weekends.

Old semaphore signal.

The station once boasted four platforms to cope with the traffic, but just half of a platform is enough to serve passenger numbers now.

Nearby, there used to be a huge complex of sidings owned by Dai Woodham which housed hundreds of decaying steam locomotives ready to be scrapped. Many of these locomotives were subsequently bought and restored.

Ironically, the sidings area is now stuffed full of parked cars most weekends.

Past the station area are sidings and goods shed owned by the Barry Island Railway. The line used to go through a tunnel from here on to a pier station.